Yue is finalist in AADR Student Research Group Competition

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 5:25pm

Yue

Second-year dental student Jireh Yue has been selected to compete in the Basic Science category at the 2012 American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Student Research Group DENTSPLY/Caulk Competition March 21 in Tampa, Fla. His research mentor was Isabel Gay, DDS, MS, assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics and Dental Hygiene. Each student is required to present a poster during the AADR General Poster Session and must also make a 10-minute presentation to a student panel of judges. Winners will be chosen in each category (Basic Science and Clinical Science) and announced the evening of March 21. Cash prizes and plaques will be awarded.

Other nominees in the Basic Science category include:

Danielle Larivey, University of Texas at San AntonioCara Kressler and Anne Lindley, Baylor College of DentistryMichael Border, Ohio State UniversityNisha Mehta, University of Illinois at ChicagoWill Yoder, University of Kentucky

To prevent conflict of interest and to allow for objective review, names and dental school affiliations were removed from abstracts before they were reviewed by the national Student Research Group officers.